I've been inside 6225 Beard Street, and I posted a quick video on my Instagram at @lukesimonrealestate — but the video doesn't fully do it justice. What the listing photos can't quite convey is the scope of work that's been done here. This isn't a cosmetic refresh. The kitchen is brand new. The bathrooms are brand new. There's a new roof, new windows, upgraded plumbing, and 200-amp electrical. The whole thing — inside and out — has been freshly painted. It's the kind of complete overhaul that's genuinely rare to find at this price point in Highland Park.

Now listed at $1,198,000 — down from $1,238,000, reflecting a $40,000 price reduction — this is a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home on a 6,524-square-foot lot in one of Northeast LA's most sought-after zip codes. Four bedrooms in 90042 at under $1.2 million, fully renovated, on a quiet cul-de-sac with hill views. That's the pitch, and it holds up.

The Renovation: Nothing Was Left Untouched

Let me walk through what's actually new here, because it's extensive. The kitchen has been completely rebuilt: brand-new appliances, fresh cabinetry, a kitchen island, quartz countertops, and an open layout that flows directly into the family room. This isn't a surface-level update — it's a full replacement. The kind of kitchen that makes the rest of the home feel newer than its 1948 bones.

The bathrooms match. Marble-look tile throughout, soft-closing vanity cabinets, a brand-new bathtub. The finishes are cohesive and deliberate — the same hand clearly made decisions in both rooms, which gives the home an interior consistency you don't always get with piecemeal renovations. Double-pane windows are new throughout. The roof is new. Plumbing has been upgraded. The electrical has been brought up to 200-amp service — a meaningful upgrade that matters for EV chargers, home office setups, and future ADU or garage conversion plans.

When a renovation is this complete, you're not buying someone else's project. You're buying a finished home, and getting 1948 character for free.

The exterior has been freshly painted and the gated front and backyard offer real outdoor square footage. The lot's slight upward slope gives you the hill, neighborhood, and tree views noted in the listing — and from the front patio, those views are genuinely good. This is a home that presents well from the street and delivers when you get inside.

Property Specifications

Address6225 Beard Street, Highland Park, CA 90042
List Price$1,198,000 (↓ $40,000 price reduction)
Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2 full
Square Footage1,438 sq ft
Lot Size0.15 acres (6,524 sq ft)
Year Built1948
ConditionUpdated / Remodeled
ViewsHills, Neighborhood, Trees/Woods
GarageDetached, 1-car
Electrical200-amp service (upgraded)
MLSCV26050682

What Makes This Property Stand Out

The Neighborhood: Highland Park's Quiet Side

Beard Street sits in Highland Park proper — not on the commercial corridors, but close enough that everything is minutes away on foot or a short drive. The cul-de-sac setting is one of those features buyers consistently undervalue until they've lived on a through street. The privacy, the reduced foot traffic, the sense that you've turned off the city when you pull in — it matters more than it sounds. And the cross streets — Figueroa and Meridian — put you right in the mix of one of Northeast LA's most active and walkable neighborhoods.

The neighborhood's two main corridors, York Boulevard and North Figueroa Street, define Highland Park's identity in complementary ways. York is the daytime anchor — specialty coffee, indie bookshops, design-forward boutiques, the kind of blocks where you run errands among neighbors. Figueroa runs hotter at night — Michelin-recognized Hippo for Cal-Ital dining, Goldburger for smash burgers with a line out the door most evenings, Villa's Tacos as a long-standing neighborhood institution, and enough bars and wine spots to fill a Friday without repeating yourself.

Highland Park is one of the few places in LA where the phrase "neighborhood feel" actually means something. You walk these blocks and it clicks immediately.

The broader infrastructure is strong. Highland Park Bowl — the oldest bowling alley in Los Angeles, with its original 1920s lanes intact — is nearby. Avenue 50 Studio anchors the Latino and Chicano arts community with rotating exhibitions. Garvanza Park, Sycamore Grove Park along the Arroyo Seco, and Ernest E. Debs Regional Park provide green space and trail access without leaving the neighborhood. The Metro A Line is highly accessible, with a transit score of 81 — convenient enough that a car-free or car-light lifestyle is genuinely viable here. This is a neighborhood with real bones, not just a good restaurant scene.

The Market Case: Four Bedrooms Under $1.2M, Fully Done

Here's the straightforward case for this property. In Highland Park's 90042, finding a fully remodeled single-family home with four bedrooms under $1.2 million is increasingly difficult. The combination of the bedroom count, the scope of the renovation, the lot size, the cul-de-sac location, and the price reduction makes this one of the more compelling value propositions currently active in Northeast LA.

For buyers who have been watching this neighborhood and waiting for something that checks the practical boxes — bedrooms for a family or remote work, move-in condition, outdoor space, a neighborhood with genuine character — this one does it. The 200-amp electrical and detached garage also leave room for future value creation: EV infrastructure, a home office buildout, or an ADU that generates rental income. At $1,198,000 on a fully renovated 4-bedroom with hill views, the numbers make sense. I toured it, and the work holds up in person.

All information sourced from MLS listing CV26050682 and publicly available property records as of March 2026. Buyers are encouraged to independently verify all details.